Am I the only one that went?
I'll admit, the practice was pretty boring to watch and it was hot out so I took a walk to Dubois to check out the Under Armour swag. Was super disappointed. If there were any nice t-shirts I would've bought two or three of them and the polos were garbage. In fact I almost bought an Adidas polo that was on clearance instead. Why don't they have the under armour t-shirts that the players/staff are wearing? Does the bookstore have those?
Decided to walk back to the practice because the meet and greet with the players started at 2pm. They had the players standing behind ribbons and folks could just walk up to them and chat. I talked with Kiel for a few seconds because there was a huge line but I talked quite a bit with the other quarterbacks and with Gantz. Gantz seems like a good guy. He's short. I'm about 5'5" and I was roughly eye level with him.
I walked over to talk to the receivers. I'm a big Shaq Washington fan and was hoping to get my photograph with him. However, he was swarmed with 18-19 year old college girls. There was one in particular that was hanging all over those guys. I could've talked to McKay and Chisum. They were just hanging out, but I was a chicken. Never know what to say to those guys when I meet them.
Tion Green was the most welcoming and outgoing of the players. He was walking around with a camera following him and really enjoyed meeting the fans and thanked them for their support. He really engaged the kids which was nice to see.
I was hoping to meet Boone and Williams, but they left the field before anyone else. When I turned to look for them, they were turning the corner exiting the field. I got there at 2:10 and the meet and greet was over by 2:30. Honestly, it was essentially over by 2:20.
Anyways, it was cool to meet some players, and I hope they do something like that again.